Google extends two-factor authentication with physical USB keys

Google is letting users protect their accounts against password compromises by adding support for two-factor authentication based on physical USB keys.

The new feature expands the company’s 2-Step Verification mechanism that is already available for Google accounts, and requires users to input one-time-use codes received via text message or generated with a mobile app when they log in from a new device.

“Today we’re adding even stronger protection for particularly security-sensitive individuals,” said Nishit Shah, a Google Security product manager, in a blog post. “Security Key is a physical USB second factor that only works after verifying the login site is truly a Google website, not a fake site pretending to be Google.”

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